"House M.D." Deception (2005)

User Rating:

8.5/10   

Director:

Deran Sarafian

Writers:

David Shore (creator)
Michael R. Perry (writer)

TV Series:

"House M.D." (2004)

Original Air Date:

13 December 2005 (Season 2, Episode 9)

Genre:

Drama | Mystery

Plot:

A woman collapses at an off-track betting parlor in front of House, and he must battle his new boss to find her diagnosis. |

Plot Keywords:

Christmas | Doctor | Medical Doctor | Medicine | Maverick Doctor

Cast

Hugh Laurie	...	Dr. Gregory House
Lisa Edelstein	...	Dr. Lisa Cuddy
Omar Epps	...	Dr. Eric Foreman
Robert Sean Leonard	...	Dr. James Wilson
Jennifer Morrison	...	Dr. Allison Cameron
Jesse Spencer	...	Dr. Robert Chase
Cynthia Nixon	...	Anica Jovanovich
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Peter Abbay	...	Cab Driver
Rod Britt	...	Teller
David DeSantos	...	ER Doctor
Patrick LoSasso	...	Do-Gooder
Xhercis Mendez	...	Imelda (as Xhercis)
Nell Rutledge	...	Hailey
Larry Weissman	...	Fat Man

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

Portugal:M/12 | USA:TV-14 | Japan:Unrated

Company:

Bad Hat Harry Productions

Trivia:

Anica makes a comment about Franklin Delano Roosevelt and polio. Cynthia Nixon (Anica) played Eleanor Roosevelt, wife of Franklin, in Warm Springs (2005) (TV).

Goofs:

Continuity: The amount of snow on Anica's head and shoulders as she talks to House on the bench outside the hospital changes significantly between shots as the conversation unfolds.

Quotes:

Dr. Cameron: There's more to being a leader than being a jerk!
Dr. Gregory House: The world will never know.

Movie Connections:

References Vertigo (1958)

Prejudices

A woman collapses at an OTB facility that House frequents, and he soon finds himself doing battle with his new boss (Foreman!) over her treatment. Foreman has become House's temporary boss in the aftermath of "The Mistake." And Foreman's well-known prejudice against street people and low lifes comes into play when he suspects the woman's motives. Much of the appeal of this episode is due to the actress playing the stricken woman, the lovely and talented Cynthia Nixon. She is highly convincing as a woman who may or may not be deathly ill, and causes House to get personally involved for a change. They have a great scene together in the third act while seated on a park bench in snowy weather. Wilson meanwhile digs himself into an increasingly deeper hole as he moves in with House.